Westfield man arrested, claims self-defense after altercation

12:24 AM,
Aug. 3, 2013

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The Thursday night crowd at RA, a dance club in Broad Ripple, had been a festive one. The more than 300 patrons, mostly college students and 20-somethings, seemed intent on hanging on until the 3 a.m. closing time.

But as a few of the young revelers and others from nearby bars began heading out into the early morning, gunshots erupted on one of Broad Ripple's busiest avenues.

Police said a 26-year-old man whose friend had been in an earlier altercation inside RA opened fire with a 9-millimeter handgun after the two groups had been kicked out of the club. ...